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NewsHaemorrhagic septicaemia kills 48 buffalo and cattle in Vietnam's Nghe An
Laboratory tests confirm Pasteurella multocida behind sudden livestock deaths in a mountainous commune, prompting an outbreak declaration, treatment and vaccination.
NewsKaolin clay cuts cattle rumen methane by 21% in Australian in vitro study
Supplementing a cattle diet with halloysite-kaolinite clay reduced methane output by about 21% in a laboratory rumen system, with fibre digestion largely unchanged.
NewsVietnam's Dak Lak draws over VND4 trillion in livestock investment as meat output heads for 401,920 tonnes
The Central Highlands province, home to about 389,000 cattle and 29,700 buffalo, says processing and slaughter capacity still lag behind farm expansion.
NewsJBS faces 14 European complaints alleging laundering of Amazon deforestation proceeds
A coalition of advocacy groups has asked regulators and prosecutors in Britain, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands to investigate JBS, its lenders and advisers over alleged money laundering.
Lumpy skin disease returns to India's Punjab district of Faridkot after four years despite vaccination drive
Cases are reported in several villages and two cow shelters, with two cattle deaths, as farmers question vaccine storage and coverage.
NewsBrazil's fat cattle prices set successive nominal records as China and US demand returns
A new US tariff-free beef quota and the restart of slaughter for China's 2027 quota add to tight cattle supply and higher production costs.
NewsTight US cattle supplies push feedlots toward capacity cuts
Many US feedyards are running below normal capacity and some smaller yards have emptied, with the adjustment expected to continue into next year.
NewsBovine TB confirmed in cattle herd in Michigan's Alcona County, US
Michigan's agriculture department has confirmed bovine tuberculosis in a cattle herd in Alcona County, a detection made during routine annual whole-herd surveillance testing.
NewsUS reopens third cattle port at Columbus, New Mexico, under tighter screwworm screening
Mexican cattle resumed crossing at Columbus, New Mexico, on 26 October as the third US port reopened under pre-border testing, treatment and inspection rules to keep out New World screwworm.
NewsUS set to overtake Australia's domestic market as largest destination for Australian beef
Australian beef shipments to the US reached 410,000 tonnes by 21 October, up 15%, as drought keeps the US cattle herd near 70-year lows.
NewsUS confirms first New World screwworm case in wildlife and new infestation in New Mexico beef cow
A hunter reported the case in an elk on a Texas game ranch, while New Mexico has set a 20 km infested zone in Otero County.
NewsMali weighs six-month suspension of live livestock exports as meat prices climb
Bone-in meat prices rose about 9% since April to CFAF3,502/kg, with high oilseed cake costs among the factors cited.
NewsAustralia's Queensland graziers urged to vaccinate as out-of-season three day sickness kills cattle
Vets in Hughenden and Charters Towers report unusual deaths in heifers and young stock, as Queensland's DPI tests samples for any change in the virus strain.
NewsBos indicus has overtaken Bos taurus in the global cattle herd, Global Agri-Trends analyst says
Simon Quilty expects global cattle slaughter to fall 15% over three years and Australia's feedlot numbers to climb to 2.1 million head.
NewsMalaysia's Sarawak urged to introduce feed subsidies for cattle, goat and sheep farmers
Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh says high feed costs are squeezing smallholder margins, as the 2027 state budget sets aside RM24.57 million for livestock.
NewsNamibia confirms foot-and-mouth disease in Zambezi region, its second outbreak area
Emergency vaccination has begun and cloven-hoofed animal movements and trade are halted across the region after all 12 samples tested positive.
NewsICE targets 7 December launch of US cattle and hog futures to challenge CME
The NYSE owner plans physically settled cattle futures and three cash-settled cattle and hog contracts, citing customer demand for an alternative to CME.
NewsNamibia confirms second foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Zambezi Region
All 12 samples taken from cattle on Kalala Island tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, triggering emergency vaccination and a regional livestock movement ban.
NewsPakistan's FBR proposes duty-free cattle, sheep and goat imports for fattening and export
Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue has proposed exempting cattle, sheep and goat imports for fattening and export from customs duty and five other levies.
NewsKazakhstan imports 7,234 breeding cattle in 2026 under herd expansion drive
The 80 billion tenge programme will buy 40,000 cattle and 20,000 small ruminants as Kazakhstan aims to lift meat output to 1.8 million tonnes by 2030.
NewsAustralia's beef production forecast to top 3 million tonnes for the first time in 2026
Meat & Livestock Australia's September projections put beef and veal output above 3 million tonnes carcase weight, with slaughter reaching 9.6 million head.
NewsSimultaneous cattle herd declines in US, Brazil and China tighten global beef supply
Drought, expensive feed, labour shortages and trade restrictions are squeezing cattle producers in the world's three largest beef-producing countries at the same time.
NewsNamibia halts livestock movement and trade after FMD detected in disease-free zone
Ten of 11 cattle samples from a commercial farm in the Kharas Region tested positive, prompting Meatco to suspend beef exports and slaughter.
NewsLumpy skin disease hits cattle in Pakistan's Swabi district as vaccine stocks run down
Dozens of animals have died in Razar tehsil, with 850 doses left in district stock and the administration seeking more supply from the province.
NewsPhilippines' Western Visayas hog production rises 40.1% in second quarter
Output reached 17,424 tonnes liveweight and slaughter numbers rose 42.5%, the only growth among the region's major livestock commodities.
NewsIndonesia imports 1 million cattle a year, coordinating minister for food says
Zulkifli Hasan also cited around 13 million tonnes of wheat and 4 million tonnes of soybeans among annual import volumes in a call for self-sufficiency.
NewsUzbekistan breaks ground on $35 million cattle complex in Namangan
The 14.7-hectare facility in Kosonsoy district will house up to 15,000 head of cattle and forms part of a wider push to modernise Uzbekistan's livestock sector.
NewsPhilippine veterinarian calls for national bovine tuberculosis eradication programme
A veterinarian in the Philippines has urged the government to launch the country's first national bovine tuberculosis eradication programme.
NewsVietnam contains foot-and-mouth disease serotype A after eight-year absence
Four outbreaks in three northern provinces marked the first detection of the serotype since 2018, with investigators tracing the likely spread to cross-border cattle markets.
NewsLaos and China's Fanxing sign MOU to study cattle and goat breed improvement centre as 500,000-head export quota looms
The feasibility study will assess introducing China's Huaxi cattle breed and selected meat goat breeds to Laos, alongside animal feed, vaccine and disease control systems.
NewsPhilippines suspends live animal imports from seven countries over FMD outbreaks
The ban covers swine, cattle and other susceptible species from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait and Palestine following confirmation of FMD serotype SAT1 by the FAO.
NewsHPAI found in Texas, US dairy cattle for first time in 2026
For the first time this year, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Texas, US dairy cattle, according to a press release last week from the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and according to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
NewsPhilippine cattle multiplier farm with 20 heads to drive supply of quality breeders
A cattle multiplier farm in the Philippines will soon rise at the Agri-based Science and Technology Farm of the Aklan State University (AS) in Banga, Aklan.
NewsUS cattle herd drops to smallest size since 1951
The US cattle herd dwindled to its smallest size since 1951, the US Department of Agriculture said on January 30, signaling that beef prices will stay high for consumers after setting records last year.
NewsWagyu cattle producers in Australia get access to genetic test for embryonic mortality
Australian Wagyu producers this year have access to a world-first breakthrough genetic test for embryonic mortality, which has been identified in Wagyu cattle.
NewsStudy looks into amount of heat stress cattle experience in South America
A new study has quantified, for the first time, how much heat stress beef cattle actually experience across South America-as cumulative time spent in heat-related discomfort.